Street-car fender.



J. ALLEZ ,STREET GAR FENDER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1908.

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J. ALLEZ.

. STREET GAR FENDER,

APPLIQATION FILED JUNE 13. 1908.

75, a Patented July 20,1909.

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"err ans JAMES ALLEZ, OF WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

STREET-CAR FENDER.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs ALLEZ, of the city of Winnipeg, in-the Province of Manitoba, Canada, engineer, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Street- Car Fenders, of which the following is the specification.

My invention relates to improvements in car fenders and the object of the invention is to provide a fender which will efficiently prevent an object with which it engages from passing beneath the car and which is comparativel inexpensive, strong and durable.

A furt or object is to provide a fender which will ride above the rails when the car is making a turn.

It consists essentially in a removable fender pivotally interconnected with a set of swingable brackets; a cross rod removably interconnected with the bracketsand having eccentric cranks formed thereon and being provided at its ends with rollers operating on a track carried by the fender; a feeler extending forwardly of the fender and interconnected at its rear end with the outer set of cranks formed on the cross rods; a spiral s ring passing between the central crank and t e fender, and adjustable links interconnect-- ing the brackets with the forward bar'of the front trucks, the parts being arranged and constructed as hereinafter more particularly Figure 1 is a side view of a car supplied with my fender. Fig. 2 is an enlar ed perspective view of the fender detached rom the car. I Fig. 3 is a detailed section view taken along the lines X K, Fig. 1, showing the manner in which the links are'connected.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

1 represents a car of which 2 is the vestibule and 3 the floor.

4 are the front trucks of which 5 are the side frames and 6 and 7 the cross bars interconnecting the frames.

8 is a post centered on a vertical shaft 9 on which it is free to turn, the shaft being securely fastened centrally to the. under face of the car floor.

10 and 11 are similar upper and lower horizontal brackets fastened centrally by bolts 12 securely to the post 8 and having their ends diverging and passing toward the front end of the car.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 13,

Patented July 20, 1909. 1908. Seria1 No.438,380.

to the flanged ends of the'arms 10 and 11 respectively, by bolts 15.

16 is the fender proper, which has its the usual form and is reinforced y crossrods 17 and 18. The upper cross member 19 of the fender is designed to be received Within opposing notches 20 and 21 provided in the 'upper end of the standards 13 and 14 where it is retained by-latches 22.

23 is a cross shaft formed with three extending cranks24, 25, and 26, those 24 and 25 passing in the same direction and that 26. at a different angle to the others. The shaft is su ported by the standards within notches 2 t erein provided, Where it is held by latches 28. The ends of the shaft are provided with rollers 29 and 30 which pass behind the main bars of the fender and operate on guides 31 and 32 carried by the fender. It is to be noticed that the ends of the shafts on which the rollers are mounted are bent in a. circle concentric to the shaft 23 when the shaft is turned.

33 is a feeler which rests normally on the upper face of the fender and extends forwardly beyond it, bein fastened at its ends tiv'ely.

34 is a spiral spring passing between the crank 26 and the rod 17. i y

35 is a )late secured to the upper member 19 of the ender and to this plate is fastened the usual reflecting lamp 36.

37 are links connected at their forward side of the center post, and wardly and connected to the orwar' cross bar 6 of the trucks, it being noted that they are fastened some distance apart on this bar.

In the drawings the fender is shown in the upper or raised position and it will be seen guides, being so held by the tension of the s ring on the crank 26 which 18 inclined ownwardly and rearwardly, the cranks 24 and 25 being at the same time inclined downwardly and forwardly. If an obstacle be on feeler and carry it a-ck, which motion, on account of the interconnections, throws the cranks 24 and 25 backwardly and causes the crank 26 to assume practically a horizontal that the rollers are at the upper ends of theframework composed of gas pi ing bent in y the form of cranks so that the rollers swing in v rearwardly to the cranks 24 and 25, respecends to the lower bracket 11, one at either assin rear-- the track it will en age, initially, with the liand 14 are vertical standards fastened l position, in which position the action of the spring is neutralized by reason of crank 26 being on the. dead center.

On account of the relative position of the cranks when the lender is up, it is only necessary for the leeler 33 to pass a slight distance backward to throw the lender down, for the reason that as soon as the spring and the crank QBare/ih the same plane the spring will actunte the lecler ol itsell. if the spring be made lair-iv strdng the lender will be ac aorta quickly, and it will not leave the track rails readily b}: the bject tending to pass under it.

in order to reset the lender it is only neccssary to raise the lorward member 38 ol the lender. This causes the rollers to return to the upper position, the spring through its tension turning the shall 23.

.xili" leeler is thrown lorward also by the turning'ol the shalt, as \'\-'1ll.readil v be un-- dcrstood. I

When a car turning a corner thelender will tollow the rails and not extend either to the one side or the other, as is usual. As the trucks turn with the track the links 37 cause I the brackets to swing'with the trucks and consetpiently necessitate that the lender follow the rails. The links can be provided witlra threaded end and an adjusting screw, il desired.

By applying the reflecting lamp to the plate it will also follow the rails, which decidedly advantageous.

What i claim my invention is:

l. in a device ,ol the class described the combination with a set of supporting standards and lender removably secured thereto, ot a crank shalt carried by the standards; a leclcr extending lroin the crank shalt lorwardly beyond the lender and rollers carried by the shalt and engaging with the lender, as and lor the purpose specified.

2. In a device of the class described the combination with the su porting standards and the lender removal) 3 secured thereto, ol a shaft supported by the standards and having cranks lorniet'l thereon between the standards, and its ends extending beyond the standards and turned in the lorm ol a crank; rollers mounted or the crank ends and engaging with grain: carried by the lender;-and a leclcr inter: velected with the I cranks between the standards and extending forwardly of the tender, as and lor the purpose specified.

3.,{111 a device ol the class described the combination with the supporting standards I and the fender removably secured thereto ,ol a shaft removably secured in bearings lormed in the standards and having a. set 01' similarly disposed cranks between the stand ards, and a ccntralcrank extending at a dillerent angle therelron'i a set of rollers mounted on the ends of the shalt, sucn ends being turned to lorm a crank; guides passing backwardly lrom the lender upon which the rollers operate; leeler attached to the similarly disposed cranks and passing lorwardl r ol the lender; and a spring: interconnecting the lender with the central crank, as and lor the purpose specified. 7

st. In a. device ol the class described, the combination with the car body of a lender pivotally supported thorelrom, a crank shalt also supported lroin the car body, a leelcr lramc projecting beyond the lender and connected to the crank shalt, and crank arms on the crank shalt en aging the lender, substantially as described.

5. In a device ol the class described, the combination with the car body and swiveled truck, of a post depending lrom the body in advance of the truck, brackets iota ably carried by said post and having diverging arms, a lender carried at the lront ol'said diverging arms, and links connecting the truck with said arms, substantially as dcscribed.

6. In a device of the class described the combination with a carbody and the trucks ol a pivotallj; supported post extending downwardly from the car bod y and loiward ol the trucks; a lender forward ol the car body and supported by brackets secured to M. A. Sorznnvrtuc, GnuitLn S. Roxm non.

the post; and links interconnecting the 

